Drone (2014 film)

Drone is a 2014 English-language documentary film directed by Norwegian director Tonje Hessen Schei. The film explores the use of drones in warfare. Drone aired on the TV network Arte on April 15, 2014. The documentary screened at several film festivals throughout 2014, winning several awards. Drone was released in Norway on February 27, 2015.

Premise

Variety reported, "'Drone' depicts the recruitment of young pilots at gaming conventions, explores the changing perceptions of what 'going to war' means, as well as the moral stance of engineers behind the technology. The docu also investigates the ways in which world leaders engage in wars, as well as look at the struggle of anti-war and civil rights activists."

Production

Drone was produced by Lars Løge at Flimmer Film and directed by Tonje Hessen Schei. The film received financial support from backers in Norway and from around the world.

Drone (bee)

A drone is a male honey bee that is the product of an unfertilized egg. Unlike the female worker bee, drones do not have stingers and do not participate in nectar and pollen gathering. A drone's primary role is to mate with a fertile queen.

Drone genetics

Drones carry only one type of allele at each chromosomal position, because they are haploid (containing only one set of chromosomes from the mother). During the development of eggs within a queen, a diploid cell with 32chromosomes divides to generate haploid cells called gametes with 16chromosomes. The result is a haploid egg, with chromosomes having a new combination of alleles at the various loci. This process is also called arrhenotokous parthenogenesis or simply arrhenotoky.

Because the male bee technically has only a mother, and no father, its genealogical tree is rather interesting. In the first generation there is one member (the male). One generation back there is also one member (the mother). Two generations back there are two members (the mother and father of the mother). Three generations back there are three members. Four back there are five members. That is, the numbers in each generation going back are 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ...—​​the Fibonacci Sequence.

Land

Land, sometimes referred to as dry land, is the solid surface of the Earth that is not permanently covered by water. The vast majority of human activity occurs in land areas that support agriculture, habitat, and various natural resources.

Areas where land meets large bodies of water are called coastal zones. The division between land and water is a fundamental concept to humans. The demarcation between land and water can vary by local jurisdiction and other factors. A maritime boundary is one example of a political demarcation. A variety of natural boundaries exist to help clearly define where water meets land. Solid rock landforms are easier to demarcate than marshy or swampy boundaries, where there is no clear point at which the land ends and a body of water has begun. Demarcation can further vary due to tides and weather.

Etymology and terminology

Öland

Öland (Swedish pronunciation:[ˈøːland]) is the second largest Swedish island and the smallest of the traditional provinces of Sweden. Öland has an area of 1,342km² and is located in the Baltic Sea just off the coast of Småland. The island has 25,000 inhabitants. It is separated from the mainland by the Kalmar Strait and connected to it by the 6-km Öland Bridge, which opened on 30 September in 1972.

Heraldry

Öland was granted provincial arms in 1560, but it would not be until the 1940s that the province was assigned its proper ones. The arms granted to Öland had been mixed up with the arms granted to Åland and this was not discovered until the 20th century. While Öland changed its coat of arms, Åland, which was now a Finnish (autonomous) province, kept its established but originally unintended coat of arms. The deer is meant to symbolise the status of Öland as a royal game park and the arms are topped by a ducal crown. Blazon: "Azure a Deer Or attired, hoofed and gorged Gules."

Sixology

Sixology (Chinese:JJ陸) is Singaporean Mandopop Singer-songwriterJJ Lin's sixth Mandarin studio album. It was released on 18 October 2008 by the Ocean Butterflies Music and contains 14 tracks. It is called this because it is his sixth album. There are three versions for this album. The song "主角" is popular in China, with many performances recently and concerts in many cities.

The album was awarded one of the Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year at the 2009 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards, presented by the Hong Kong branch of IFPI.

Drone (2014 film)

Drone is a 2014 English-language documentary film directed by Norwegian director Tonje Hessen Schei. The film explores the use of drones in warfare. Drone aired on the TV network Arte on April 15, 2014. The documentary screened at several film festivals throughout 2014, winning several awards. Drone was released in Norway on February 27, 2015.

Premise

Variety reported, "'Drone' depicts the recruitment of young pilots at gaming conventions, explores the changing perceptions of what 'going to war' means, as well as the moral stance of engineers behind the technology. The docu also investigates the ways in which world leaders engage in wars, as well as look at the struggle of anti-war and civil rights activists."

Production

Drone was produced by Lars Løge at Flimmer Film and directed by Tonje Hessen Schei. The film received financial support from backers in Norway and from around the world.

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There was a train derailment in March off LisleRoad in which the drone was used. “Norfolk Southern asked us to use the drone to look at tanker cars,” Halley said ... The grandmother called Harrison CountyEmergency Response and the drone was able to locate the family in less than 15 minutes ... “The drone has been used to surveyland, investigate vehicle break-ins and helped locate juveniles to get them home safely,” Lair said....

Agriculture ministerN H Shivashankar Reddy on Wednesday said the department will be taking the assistance of drones for the first time to assess crop damage, although the previous Congress government had used the technology to survey agricultural lands in the state ...Building on the current survey which has been commissioned, we will use drones and ......

The forest department has found 22 saturated water pits in the Aravalli forest region during its drone mapping process, the last leg of which will begin in first week of September with a focus on water management in the range, officials of the forest department said ... During the survey, the drones provided the department an excellent 3D model of the Aravallis and helped determine the actual land use....

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Similarly, a survey of the 60 square kms in Bantwal town of Dakshina Kannada will be carried out through drones to prepare a detailed ... Shivashankara Reddy said the government was particularly interested in using drones for conducting a Statewide survey of crops and land holdings to get accurate data....

To begin with, Bengaluru would get two drones... Demonstrative application projects using drones would be taken up in Kasaba hobli of Haveri district to conduct a survey of the extent of crops, their health status and yield in 200 square kilometres ... Shivashankar Reddy said the government is particularly interested in using drones for conducting a Statewide survey of crops and land-holding to get accurate data....

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In a first of its kind, the Survey of India (SoI) will launch a drone-based survey of land and properties on a pilot basis in Bengaluru and Ramanagara district from Tuesday till July 14 ... Since SoI is doing the dronesurvey it is credible and they are doing it for free," said Commissioner of department of Survey Settlements and LandRecords, Munish Moudgil....

To the utter surprise of activists, it was revealed that the water resources department is unaware of encroachments around the dam due to absence of landsurveys, preventing the officials from taking any action against squatters ...There is no recent landsurvey. We have decided to conduct a survey of the dam site via drone to identify the area first ... There is no recent landsurvey. We have decided to conduct one of the dam site via drone....